Frontier Field, Lebeau Inc. sever ties

7:00 PM,
Jan. 3, 2013

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The Greater Rochester Sports Authority, the entity that oversees Frontier Field, has severed ties with the longtime manager of the stadium, James Lebeau.

William Sentiff, chairman of the Sports Authority board, said Thursday that the authority did not renew its contract with Lebeau's events promotions company, Lebeau Inc., when it expired at the end of 2012, opting instead for a deal in which Monroe County and the Rochester Red Wings would jointly manage the stadium.

Sentiff described the county as taking over the day-to-day maintenance of the stadium and the Red Wings assuming ...